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GhostOfTomJoad

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  1. The official briefing from the Pentagon this morning was something. Hegseth had a full serving of Trump's cock & balls in his mouth, selling the same MAGA-message this administration relies on: Trump is a god-like leader, only He could have lead this attack (Operation Midnight Hammer), this attack is the result of previous administrations' failures, blah blah blah. I'm surprised they're not selling commemorative t-shirts branded with Operation Midnight Hammer on it already.
  2. So aggy is making one last "all in" push & trying to buy the bestest class ever again by overpaying & making the seriously run programs say "ummm...OK. Good luck with that", right?
  3. Saw it during the summer of '75 at the Cottage View drive-in, Cottage Grove, MN. I was 5. I refused to get in the bathtub for weeks after so my dad had to hit me with the water hose in the backyard to bathe. Parenting was different back then. Dreyfuss & Shaw hating one another during the production is quite legendary. Two drunks at different arcs of their careers with a young, unproven director who was in danger of getting fired on a daily basis equals an explosive set. In one "making of" doc I recall hearing how Spielberg couldn't figure out how to edit together the Indianapolis scene. I think he called on many of his friends & at one point Scorsese, Lucas & maybe even Coppola joined him in the editing suite. However it came together, it made for one of the most iconic scenes in film history. Anyway. We delivered the bomb.
  4. So I told congress to take that $88 billion & start building the golden dome immediately! Right after you finish the border wall. Should take about two weeks!
  5. Peterson should be an entrant on plenty of death pools going forward. I'd put his o/u at 55 years.
  6. Tag this thread to revisit in late October when Deliver Me From Nowhere is released. Jeremy Allen White as Bruce during the recording of Nebraska has potential to not suck. Or suck shitballs.
  7. Jimmy Swaggart's circling the bowl. That's a shame gif. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/06/16/jimmy-swaggart-televangelist-hospitalized-cardiac-arrest/84231243007/?tbref=hp
  8. You precious desert flower tilting towards the clouds on the horizon..
  9. Gil also doesn't know why Chuck Berry is held in high regard. How many people have Sweet Little Sixteen on their Spotify playlist?
  10. Corey breaking down into tears during this Montreaux performance is so raw. Could go into the Covers Better than Originals thread due to how closely it affected Living Colour.
  11. Mrs GOTJ just gave me a kiss and said "subtle." I love that woman.
  12. Any second now he will produce a somber, respectful video to the nation addressing these heinous crimes and using the power of the bully pulpit to calm the waters while assuring the nation that compassion, unity and brotherhood will prevail. Oh, I'm sorry. I slipped back into 2008 - 2016 mode again.
  13. There's a difference?
  14. Dude, I'm 55 and in solid B+ shape for my age. A few months ago I helped a buddy (67, probably A+ fitness level) move his 450 lb gun safe onto a U-Haul by carting across a parking lot several hundred yards. Fuck that shit. We're lucky we didn't end up in the ER. You hit a certain age and realize that a small slip with something above a certain weight is going to end up in a really, REALLY bad situation. Anything north of 500 lbs is asking for trouble if you don't have the right gear. Over 700? Hire the professionals and guys who are too young & stupid to think what their back & joints are going to be like down the road.
  15. 730 lbs? So people are gonna roll up in a flatbed w/ a forklift to pick one of those things up?
  16. I've started watching the doc linked earlier in this thread & now whenever I hear Brian Wilson's voice in it all I hear is Carl Spackler. So I've got that going for me. Which is nice.
  17. Booger eating? Jizzing in jars? Chin pubing? Embarrassing ourselves on national TV? Or at least ESPN÷?
  18. This. A few months ago I discovered a small bump on my left eyelid. Had my annual dermatologist screening at that time & she referred me to an ophthalmologist. Turns out it's a backed up lubricating gland. Did antibiotics, ointment & warm compresses for 2 weeks. All that resulted in was the doxycycline knocking down my immune system (which is formally mutant-level strong) so I picked up a head cold. Next step is a procedure next Thurs where they're gonna unblock it. Sounds like they're lancing a zit over my eye.
  19. It's hard to argue that BW didn't have one of the most melodic ears ever. His tapestry was so much bigger than all but a very, very select few. RIP Brian.
  20. CP started getting hammered w/ rain and high winds about 10 minutes ago. Quite the lightning show to boot.
  21. Running a muck. /chefskiss
  22. Welp. That about wraps this grand experiment up.
  23. Dammit. I have one every morning at breakfast.
  24. Yeah, and buddy of mine just picked up his wife after a 30 day stint at a place down on SPI. This was her 4th stay at a facility since 2019. Don't know the names of the others but they were all located between Bastrop, Houston and Austin. Can't say if it's a reflection on the care being offered, the depth of her disease or a combination. The limited feedback from the BIL so far has been positive with him embracing the recovery journey. The past 5 years or so have been hell on them. At least a half dozen ER trips, multiple seizures & other episodes, etc. Everyone thought he hit his bottom last fall, but he found a way to go even deeper. It's pure luck that he didn't physically harm anyone or end up in jail during his spiral.
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